Sunday, August 31
NY Times: Democrats seek to register black voters in
Ferguson; McCaskill plans "candidate school" to educate
inhabitants
AP: Hundreds in Ferguson mark three-week anniversary
of strong-arm robbery, shooting, looting
P-D: Nation of Islam, NAACP, others march in
Ferguson; "Black Lives Matter" and "Hands Up United" pay a visit
to the doorstep of Prosecutor Bob McCulloch
TonysKansasCity.com: Ferguson march compendium;
Protesters will honor Mike Brown on Labor Day by shutting down highways
and creating traffic problems
Washington Missourian: Police: Need to keep
military surplus program precisely because of Ferguson-type behavior
P-D: Profile: Antonio French; Comments
from local pols; Callow on "Twitter video star('s)"
campaign-finance and ethics woes; Lacy Clay gives no comment
JCNT: Area sexagenarians recount '68 protest, offer
nostalgic comparisons to Ferguson X
TonysKansasCity.com: Photo gallery: Unity
Picnic: Mike Sanders, other area Dems
CDT: Lawmakers considering strategy to override Nixon
on spending items X
Washington Missourian: Rep. Dave Hinson (R-St. Clair)
responds to American Cancer Society report recommendations including
higher tobacco tax, Medicaid expansion, tanning restrictions, etc.
SE
Missourian: Cape Girardeau schools see big jump in annual scores +
JCNT: State grades Jefferson City public schools a
high 'C' X
SNL: Springfield Public Schools looks at ways to get
better, compete regionally X
SNL: Mixed results for Springfield's "focus" schools,
which cater to slow and disruptive students X
P-D: Ferguson-Florissant, University City on downward
slide to unaccredited status
KC Star: State trooper training criticized following
Lake of Ozarks death; Issue has gotten worse since Water Patrol
merged into Highway Patrol in early 2011 +
KC Star: Kim Case, once a victim herself, is changing
the way Missouri cares for rape victims +
CDT: Bruce Cole to enter plea on Mamtek-related
criminal charges Tuesday X
P-D: Pavement blowups occur during hot summer
days; Comments from MoDOT
P-D: Exelon doubts EPA will order removal of West Lake
radioactive waste
P-D: Republic Services struggles to gain trust as it
deals with landfill headache
P-D editorial: Missouri must stop subsidies to illegal
day cares
SNL editorial: McCaskill is right - body-worn cameras
for police must be funded X
SE
Missourian editorial: Addressing needs of Cape's troubled black
neighborhoods might help prevent Ferguson-type situation +
SNL letter: Amendment 3 is part of Rex Sinquefield's
plot to attack public schools X
P-D: A nonprofit system could address needs of area
uninsured
P-D letter: Woman who says she can't work because she
lost one (1) leg says home-care workers should get a raise
P-D letter: Response to P-D "Lessons from Ferguson: We
earned this" editorial: Nothing is more dangerous to young blacks
than liberal Democrats promising handouts
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Saturday, August 30
Kraske: Claire McCaskill flirts with a run for
governor; Senator has been "dropping hints all over the state,"
criticizing Nixon - and faces minority status in U.S. Senate after
November
+
Mahoney: Ted Cruz hires Jeff Roe for 2016 presidential
campaign (link via TonysKansasCity.com)
The Hill: Blunt: Stop Obama's executive
'overreach'
KTVO: Blunt weighs in on ISIS
KTVO: East Locust Creek Reservoir project to move
forward; Blunt announces federal grant worth $2.5M
The Missouri Times: Profile: Missouri Democratic
Party Executive Director Crystal Brinkley
SNL: Challenger seeks to raise profile, challenges
incumbent to debate; Incumbent says he is busy doing people's
work; Challenger complains to media X
AP: "Five things" journomeme: Things to know
about Missouri's November elections
AP: Overview: Amendment 3, teacher
evaluations; Comments from MSTA's Mike Wood, Teach Great's Katie
Casas, opposition campaign's Minnesota-based consultant Mike Sherman
Drebes: North County's Bert Atkins (D) other would-be
candidates seeking to gather enough signatures to run as independents
fail
TonysKansasCity.com: Weekly Power Rankings:
Winners include Jason Kander's wife, Diana, for a powerful and
captivating speech
Joplin Globe: Half of Missouri school districts
improve under state accountability measures X
KC Star: Kansas City area school districts celebrate
report cards - unlike St. Louis area laggards +
Joplin Globe: Graduation rates for many schools inch
higher X
AP: Nixon asks feds for disaster declaration
P-D: Nixon requests help from SBA for damage caused by
looters
Washington Examiner's Rebecca Berg: Nixon was
'uninvited' from Michael Brown's funeral
P-D: Paper requests juvenile court records;
Inquiry will help determine if Michael Brown had arrests prior to
strong-arm robbery
Poynter Institute: "Five things" journomeme:
Lessons the Post-Dispatch learned from covering Ferguson
CDT: Lewis County press to shut down Macon
Chronicle-Herald X
TonysKansasCity.com: KC's "Ruckus" public
affairs show includes - for the first time - TKC as panelist (video)
JCNT editorial: Broadstrokes of the debate on
Amendment 2, dealing with child sex abuse cases X
KC Star editorial: Maintaining state accreditation
will get tougher for area school districts +
Joplin Globe editorial: Brief nuggets on new laws that
went into effect this week X
Washington Missourian editorial: State law should
require that small-town police forces be accredited - much like public
schools
Washington Missourian editorial: Donations on both
sides of Brown-Wilson show extent of emotions; Politicians fanned
the flames without having many facts
CDT's Waters: Hopefully the override of dairy-deer
bill will fail - but then again, maybe it should pass and then get
invalidated, because that would totally teach legislators a lesson X
P-D letter: Amendment 3: Octogenarian Percy
Pascoe says measure is a risky gamble that would make teachers pawns
P-D letter: American Lung Association board
member: E-cig bill would have advanced tobacco industry's agenda
KC Star letters: Woman opposes open carry; Man
hurt himself, sent mass e-mail to large group of officials, and is
unhappy his troubles were not addressed sooner
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Friday, August 29
Kraske: BuzzChatter: Blunt asks Holder for money
to repair Ferguson +
P-D: McCaskill calls Sept. 9 hearing on police
"militarization," while Blunt seeks federal taxpayer dollars
Missourinet: Loan program announced to bolster
Ferguson businesses impacted by riots, looting
KWMU: Ferguson offered help from state and others
The Missouri Times: Nixon and Zweifel announce
small-business relief for Ferguson
P-D: Nixon and others unveil $1 million no-interest
loan program for Ferguson businesses
Priddy: Sarcastic take on Nixon and his
"Communications Ministry" pushing DPS chief Jerry Lee in front of a bus
to fill a racial quota
Kraske: BuzzChatter: Jamilah Nasheed takes aim
at Nixon +
P-D: Profile: Maria Chappelle-Nadal basks in
controversy
P-D: Group delivers 950,000 signatures on Ferguson
petitions to the White House
Houston Herald: Sen. Blunt visits Houston
Drebes:
Jeffrey Earl to guide Schweich camp through unopposed re-election
AP: ACLU sues to stop early-voting measure
KWMU: Church coalition to seek Medicaid expansion,
school improvements - and more voters
Missourinet: Union wants more money for home-care
workers
KWMU: Advocates seek higher pay for home-care workers
paid under Medicaid program
The Missouri Times: Home-care workers seek wage
increase
SNL: Union wants higher pay for home-care
workers; Cartessie Johnson relays struggle of balancing a
checkbook, cries X
KSMU: At media event, home care worker explains
budgeting plight, says she works hard and wants more money to spend
The Missouri Times: Sen. Mike Kehoe (R-Jefferson
City), Rep. Casey Guernsey (R-Bethany) leading dairy bill override
Missourinet: Dairy industry, rural lawmakers confident
of veto overturns on ag, captive-deer bills
CDT: Dairy industry urges override on bill to provide
subsidies, scholarships X
P-D: SEIU seeks to unionize adjunct professors;
Comments from administrators, full-fledged professors, man unhappy with
his car and salary
KSHB: Follow-up from Schweich audit: Grandview
superintendent accepted free tickets from district vendor;
Federal agency is investigating
P-D: Most school districts earn high marks on review,
while a few have subpar student performance
Columbia Missourian: Achievement gap on MAP:
District-defined "subgroups" of blacks, Hispanics, slow, and those
taking free-food handouts drag down district averages
KWMU: Normandy falls, Riverview and St. Louis rise in
newest school report cards
AP: State report: Normandy district still
declining
KC Star: Report card holds mixed bag for Kansas City
area districts +
P-D: Searchable database: MAP scores
P-D: Interactive: 2014 MAP scores by district
KWMU: "Five Things" journomeme: Takeaways from
schools' annual progress reports
KWMU: NPR hosts forum in Ferguson; Man who
claims to have been hit by rubber bullet shows crowd his undergarments,
supposed flesh wound
KWMU: Lawyers seek $40 million from Ferguson, St.
Louis Co. for supposed injustices; Man tells tale of fire,
beatings: "All I seen was [sic]
flames!"
P-D: "Black Lawyers for Justice" file suit over
alleged police misdeeds
AP:
Lawsuits begin for alleged police abuse; Dwayne Anton Matthews
Jr. says he was beaten, called a racial slur and a "mophead"
JCNT editorial: Credit Koster's office for enforcing
Missouri's laws for animals X
P-D/Guardian U.S. joint opinion piece: "I could have
been Mike Brown": Papers aim to "spur empathy" by printing
readers' anonymous tales of harassment
P-D letter: Neither Nixon nor McCulloch want the
Michael Brown shooting case
P-D letter: City resident gives sarcastic take on
Ferguson and city-county merger, says city doesn't need cost and hassle
of suburban savagery
P-D letter: P-D needs to start deleting comments that
might be biased
P-D letter: Suggested follow-up to P-D police
percentages: A look at percentage of crimes committeed by blacks
versus black population percentage
KC Star letters: Instead of racial quotas for police,
maybe hire the most qualified and competent; Sinquefield's
Show-Me Institute seeks to eliminate the middle class +
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Thursday, August 28
Columbia Missourian: Failure to reauthorize
international bank could affect Missouri companies
CDT: McCaskill makes pitch for Export-Import Bank at
Paris Road manufacturer X
KCUR: McCaskill says not reauthorizing Export-Import
Bank would hurt Missouri businesses
Northeast
News: McCaskill talks Export-Import Bank, criticizes Tea Party (link via
TonysKansasCity.com)
Joplin Globe: McCaskill tours Joplin company to
promote Export-Import Bank X
Daily
Dunklin Democrat: Rep. Jason Smith's farm tour stops in
Braggadocio; Congressman addresses constituent questions on
"Right to Farm," immigration, Noranda, more
P-D: Environmental activists want endangered species
protection for butterflies; Comments from Missouri Department of
Conservation
AP:
Thousands submit public comments on potential Fort Leonard Wood
reductions
Vandalia
Leader: Audrain County Farm Bureau annual meeting draws Rep. Jay
Houghton (R), reps from Blunt, Hartzler, Riddle's office
Cassville Democrat: Eggs and Issues Breakfast draws
Sen. David Sater (R), Rep. Scott Fitzpatrick (R), rep from Blunt's
office
Drebes:
American Water Company sets up PAC
KWMU: Sen. Jamilah Nasheed (D-St. Louis) says Nixon's
choice of Dan Isom for Public Safety post is "pandering" to black
elected officials
KC Star: McCaskill: Nixon's lack of diversity
"unfortunate;" "Five days ago he was asked if he had any
African-Americans in his cabinet. Five days later, we have an
African-American in his cabinet" +
The Guardian (UK): Ferguson fallout: Governor
appoints only black cabinet member (link via TonysKansasCity.com)
Missourinet: Role that Isom will play in Ferguson
peacekeeping not defined
The Missouri Times: Nixon names Isom to Public Safety
post
AP: Governor names new public safety director;
Dan Isom becomes Nixon's second black cabinet member in six years
P-D: Isom becomes Nixon's only black cabinet member
KWMU: A look at the names, origins of Ferguson
agitators; McDonald's sandwich artist Jeanina Jenkins explains
concept of peaceful bottle-throwing, says police were actually the
agitators
P-D: Bills for extra law enforcement for Ferguson
riots coming due
P-D: State and county police to scale back presence in
Ferguson
P-D: SLU black student group holds forum on
Ferguson; Law prof says Missouri law is "pro-police"
CDT: Students march in silence X
Columbia Missourian: University of Missouri students
hold silent march
KWMU: New Missouri laws - about 130 in total - about
to go into effect
Missourinet: Changes to higher education funding
formula take effect today
TonysKansasCity.com: Kansas City Public Schools beset
by bullying, beating; Video of beating garnered 100K shares on
Facebook
P-D: St. Peters may sideline its red-light cameras
until Supreme Court clarifies state law
The Missouri Times: KCP&L appears before PSC to
discuss details of renewable energy plan
Washington Missourian editorial: McCaskill complaint
about police "militarization" was an emotional, knee-jerk reaction to
Ferguson hysteria
Washington Missourian editorial: Nixon, legislators
should support Koster's effort to recruit black officers; Black
parents must start teaching "respect for the law and those enforcing it"
CDT's Waters: Response to P-D criticism of
Nixon; Governor was correct to ignore histrionics and, instead,
take a sensible and measured approach X
Washington Missourian letter: Missouri DNR needs to do
more to protect citizens from coal ash pollution
Washington Missourian letter: Retiree remembers when
Ferguson was white, says she'd rather not drive by old neighborhood and
see "what the reality has become"
KC Star letter: Journalists tried hard to make
Ferguson all about them +
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Wednesday, August 27
KOLR: McCaskill visits steel company, says
Export-Import Bank affects Missouri jobs
SNL: McCaskill visits Springfield to talk Missouri
jobs; Media asks about Ferguson X
Drebes:
Danforth, Schweich meet with Obama's choice for Ireland ambassador
P-D: Blunt asked to provide taxpayer money to "bail
out" Ferguson
Missourinet: McCaskill to investigate police
militarization
Missourinet: Koster calls for diversity meetings
TonysKansasCity.com: Political types second-guess
decisions by Nixon, Koster to skip celebrity-heavy Michael Brown funeral
The Maneater: Summary of primary election, which was
held three weeks ago
SE
Missourian: Kander and team create website to help the public
track recounts +
The Missouri Times: "Right to Farm" headed to recount
Missourinet: "Right to Farm" will see recount
The Missouri Times: General election ballot achieves
final form; A look at language for Amendments 2, 3, 6 and 10
Missourinet: Prosecutors' and law enforcement groups
back Amendment 2, which deals with child sex abuse
KWMU: Law enforcement officials back Amendment 2, to
allow more evidence in some sex-crime cases
The Missouri Times: Prosecutors, sheriffs discuss
support of Amendment 2
AP: Law groups support child sex-abuse amendment
The Missouri Times: Absentee, provisional ballots
throw wrench in Mims race
KC Star: Missouri, eight other states propose compact
to give them free hand in running health care programs; Comments
from Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Springfield) +
P-D: Sen. Jamilah Nasheed (D-St. Louis) says Nixon
will name former St. Louis Police Chief Dan Isom to cabinet
KC Star: Schweich audit says Grandview School District
mishandled bond projects +
KSHB: New audit criticizes Grandview School District's
use of funds
JCNT: American Cancer Society report says Missouri's
anti-cancer laws are insufficient X
Joplin Globe: DNR specialist tells environmental group
that Joplin elevation might be factor in ozone levels X
KWMU: Water utilities push for new
infrastructure; Rates could rise
P-D: Aging pipes around St. Louis will push water
bills up, report says
P-D's Deb Patterson: Amendment 1 might threaten
success of puppy-mill regulations
P-D op-ed: University of California-Berkeley
prof: Nixon must remove Prosecutor Bob McCulloch
SNL op-ed: DeWayne Wickham, prof at Maryland HBCU
state school: Ferguson's black voters can't leave decisions to
the white elected officials X
Jensen:
Failures in Ferguson: Liberals for fanning flames, Clay for
jumping to conclusions, Ferguson police for not revealing potential
injuries inflicted by strong-arm robber +
KC Star letters: Missouri Association for Social
Welfare wants more federal taxpayer money to support Section 8
housing; Nicastro conspired to bring in CEE-Trust all along +
JCNT letter: Loose Creek woman finds it "scary" that
city folks had influence over Amendment 1's fate X
Joplin Globe letter: Fate of rehab center rests in
governor's hands X
P-D letter: Sen. Jamilah Nasheed (D-St. Louis)
shouldn't curse so much
P-D letter: Nasheed shouldn't have injected herself
into Ferguson issue
P-D letter: Since the Post-Dispatch is so concerned
with police-force diversity, maybe the paper should apply racial quotas
to their own staff
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Tuesday, August 26
P-D: No arrests in Ferguson
AP: Mourners remember Michael Brown: "a 'gentle
giant' and aspiring rapper"
AP: Ferguson seeks to change the 'ritual' of black
deaths
P-D: Politicians, celebrities attend Michael Brown's
funeral
KWMU: Michael Brown buried
TonysKansasCity.com: Claire McCaskill stays winning
with approach to Michael Brown; Mainstream media acknowledges
Claire-for-gov talk
P-D: Judge denies request from Post-Dispatch and
Bloomberg to release more detail about grand jury; Demographics
reflect racial makeup of St. Louis County
P-D: Students honor Mike Brown by skipping class
KWMU: Brown's death marked by rallies at Wash U,
SLU; Hoosier congratulates herself and others for taking part
despite "the sun and the heat and everything"
AP: Recount requested on "Right to Farm"
KWMU: Wes Shoemyer requests recount on "Right to Farm"
Drebes: Shoemyer upset that Protect the Harvest
founder compared animal-rights activists to terrorists
The Missouri Times: A look at the disappearance of
Kerry Messer's wife, Lynn
SE
Missourian: State representatives create financial plan for
Cottonwood +
CDT: MU accepts more students than ever before X
CDT: Pride Fest: Photo: Obese men dressed
up as women perform 1982's "It's Raining Men"
X
P-D editorial: The mourning of Michael Brown can help
us find common language; People should stop using the words
"thug" and "racist"
KC Star editorial: All police departments should
mirror ethnic makeup of the community +
SNL op-ed: Area man gives tips to politicians:
Taxes should have a sunset provision; Billy Long should get out
and about as much as McCaskill and Blunt do X
KWMU op-ed: SLU Law Assistant Prof Chad
Flanders: Missouri's use of force statute goes against
constitutional rulings
KC Star letter: If an ID is required to purchase a
gun, an ID should be required to vote +
SNL letter: Man from Oldfield, Mo. warns: PROMO,
other gay advocates seek to lure you "subliminally" into their
"emotional web" X
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Monday, August 25
KWMU: Live updates from Ferguson; Brown funeral
begins at 10 a.m. Central
AP: Al Sharpton to speak at Brown funeral today
P-D: Black legislators air frustrations in meeting
with Nixon; Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal (D-University City):
"He's pretending he cares"
NBC: Transcript: Gov. Jay Nixon on Meet the Press
NBC: Video clip: On Meet the Press, Nixon says
he has no plans to replace Prosecutor Bob McCulloch
KC Star: Koster plans diversity workshops in KC, St.
Louis +
AP: Koster to hold workshop aimed at increasing the
number of black officers
TonysKansasCity.com: Tips to not get killed by police,
plus weekend compendium of KC and national Ferguson coverage
P-D: Riot profile: Edward Crawford, Twitter
handle @eyeFLOODpanties, captured in iconic image throwing tear gas
canister at police whilst holding bag of Red Hot Riplets
KWMU: Ferguson-Florissant set to start school today
Daily Journal: U.S. Rep. Jason Smith (R) addresses
chamber luncheon, talks of learning to span party divides in Washington
D.C.
Drebes:
Chris Carter Sr. fined $1,470 for filing inaccuracies
Drebes: Matt Morrow, former aide to U.S. Sen. John
Ashcroft and recently head of Springfield Home Builders, to lead
Springfield Chamber of Commerce
KSMU: New Chamber President Matt Morrow supports
"Right to Work" for job creation
Columbia Missourian: Pride Fest gallery: Drag
queens, "Gayest Dog" contest, shirtless minor in public fountain, hula
hoops, more; Comments from 17-year-old "very lipstick lesbian"
KCUR: Missouri school district MAP scores to be
released this week (link via TonysKansasCity.com)
P-D letter: Sharpton, Clay, Nixon rush to judgement
without facts of Michael Brown strong-arm robbery/shooting
P-D letter: Publishing personal info on Officer Darren
Wilson's parents was uncalled for; Perhaps paper should look at
arrest record of Michael Brown's parents, too
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Sunday, August 24
KWMU:
NAACP marches; Pro-Wilson group raises money
P-D:
NAACP march is peaceful
P-D:
Darren Wilson supporters rally in South St. Louis
KWMU:
Group of Ferguson protesters releases list of demands, calls for
national "Walk Out"; Taurean Russell says, "We have nothing but
time on our hands"
AP:
Tensions subside after peaceful Ferguson protests
AP:
Ferguson residents share hard-knock stories
KC
Star: Cleaver's son gathers panel to discuss interaction with
police; Woman tells tale of negative experience with police, weeps
+
AP:
Obama will send aides to Brown funeral
P-D:
Nixon's political future may have taken a hit thanks to Ferguson
P-D:
Statistics: Area police departments' racial makeup
KC
Star: Statistics: Area police departments' racial makeup
+
SE
Missourian: Secretary of State Jason Kander speaks to Dem group,
talks voter ID and minimum wage +
SE
Missourian: County Dems elect officers +
SNL:
Amendment 3 overview: "Local control" vs. "Big Brother" X
JCNT:
Rural economic development grant heads to fall veto session;
Comments from Rep. Diane Franklin (R-Camdenton) X
KC
Star: Eyewitnesses recall the day Brandon Ellington drowned in
the Lake of the Ozarks; Paper obtains taped interviews conducted
by Missouri Highway Patrol +
JCNT:
Several factors contribute to fewer deaths on Missouri roads +
Washington
Missourian editorial: Michael Brown's interaction with officer
shows how far society has slipped; Civilians should say "Yes sir"
and "No sir" to police
JCNT
editorial: State, city share exemplary Missouri State
Penitentiary project X
Washington
Missourian's Bill Miller: If Ferguson cop was black, there would
have been no looting or destruction of property
Horrigan:
Emerson Electric should do more to help Ferguson
KC
Star's Steve Rose: Too many white people - elected by black
people - are in charge of Ferguson, and have turned it into "a
plantation" +
P-D's
Nicklaus: Examining the extent to which Ferguson riots has soured
businesses on St. Louis
Priddy:
The fox is guarding the chicken coop: Missouri DNR's Air
Pollution Control program
Columbia
Missourian's Tom Warhover: There's no point in sending a reporter
to Ferguson if they're not going to write anything substantive
SNL's
Jonathan Shorman: From Ferguson: Reflections on a
summertime stroll X
P-D
letter: Former County Executive Gene McNary (R): McCulloch
demonstrates a calm determination to see justice prevail
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Saturday, August 23
KC Star: Politicians feel the heat from Ferguson crisis +
AP: Missouri lawmakers plan Ferguson committee
CDT: Legislators see need for action in wake of
Ferguson X
P-D: Nation of Islam members push to Ferguson's
frontlines; Minister Louis Farrakhan says government conspires to
kill black men
P-D: Shields of Hope named as official non-profit for
those seeking to support Officer Darren Wilson; Contributions may
be tax-deductible
AP: Streets of Ferguson stay calm after violent nights
P-D: Protest scene gets quieter Friday night
AP: Grand jury consists of six white men, three white
women, two black women, one black man; Nine votes needed to indict
AP: New worry: How bad will riots get if Darren
Brown isn't charged?
P-D: Captain Ron Johnson talks about his background,
process of restoring order to Ferguson, crying by himself at age 51,
more
P-D: St. Louis County officer suspended over
video; 35-year veteran boasts that McCaskill and Blunt "won't
even talk to me," says he "got me [sic]
a gold star"
Drebes:
Shawn D'Abreu leaves Missouri Centers for Independent Living, opens up
lobbying shop
SNL: Lawmakers seek to delay closing of Mount Vernon
center X
KC Star: Firm reviewing UMKC rankings has worked many
years for university system +
KC Star: Alternative charter high schools are
disappearing in Missouri +
The Missouri Times: Judge grants 14 temporary
restraining orders in Normandy transfer case
KMBC: Koster warns of phone scam
JCNT: Area public defenders say they work too hard X
The Missouri Times: Photo gallery: Political
types taking ALS ice bucket challenge
P-D editorial: Lessons from Ferguson: We earned
this
JCNT editorial: Missouri Public Service Commission
rejects Noranda's misdirected, unfair proposal
X
KC Star letter: Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton treat Jay
Nixon like "a flat-footed nerd" +
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Friday, August 22
KWMU: Q&A with Gov. Jay Nixon on decision to
withdraw National Guard troops, more
P-D: Nixon begins withdrawing Missouri National Guard
from Ferguson
AP: National Guard to withdraw from a quieter Ferguson
P-D: Ferguson after dark: Five minor arrests
P-D: Ferguson updates: Story links, reporters'
tweets
KWMU: Ferguson updates: Compendium of coverage
SNL: Sen. Jamilah Nasheed (D-St. Louis) presents
70,000 signatures to remove McCulloch from case; Comments from
Nation of Islam's Akbar Muhammad X
The Missouri Times: Ferguson briefs: National
Guard out, Kinder calls for bipartisan committee, McCaskill to hold
Senate hearings, McCulloch will remain on case
TonyKansasCity.com: KC's Top 5 Winners in Ferguson
Strong-Arm Robbery/Shooting/Riot Hot Mess: Rep. Brandon
Ellington, Sen. Jason Holsman, more
CDT: Area NAACP leader says cops knowingly violate
civil rights of blacks "every day, every day'; Area attorney says
McCulloch's prosecution is a "hustle" X
Columbia Missourian: NAACP holds rally; Crowd
sings "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody [sic]
Turn Me 'Round"
KWMU: Clay, Cleaver meet with Defense Secretary on
'militarization' of local law enforcement
WSJ: Nixon's political ambitions tested
KWMU: "Politically Speaking" audio: Journo gang
talks with state Sen.-to-be Bob Onder about his political comeback,
labor's failure to defeat him in GOP primary, more
Drebes:
Rep. Steve Hodges (D) suffers setback, loses Dem primary for
Mississippi County Public Administrator
P-D: Missouri Foundation for Health names new VP of
Strategic Communications; Courtney Z. McCall comes from
Harris-Stowe State University
Brownfield Ag News: Missouri's landmark dairy bill may
survive; Rep. Casey Guernsey (R-Bethany) optimistic of override
P-D: Missouri' DNR's Air Pollution Control Program
backtracks on proposed permit fee hike
CDT: Missouri Department of Higher Education gives
away $823,751 in grants to teach students about debt X
Missourinet: University of Missouri Chancellor R.
Bowen Loftin say school changing sex-assault reporting
Columbia Missourian: Commercial dog breeding in
Missouri, Part 1: What a difference a law makes
Columbia Missourian: Commercial dog breeding in
Missouri, Part 2: The cost of doing business
Columbia Missourian: Commercial dog breeding in
Missouri, Part 3: What you need to know as a consumer
The Missouri Times: Capitol crowd takes part in ALS
"Ice Bucket Challenge"
CDT: Columbia to host "Go Topless Parade";
Breasts will be exposed in "Peace Park," will belong to feminists X
KC Star editorial: Nixon needs to be a more decisive
leader in Ferguson +
The Missouri Times' Scott Faughn: How does Gov. Nixon
pull out of his second-term slump? Ten ideas pooled from
subscribers.
KC Star's Sanchez: McCulloch should let others
prosecute Ferguson case; County prosecutor's father, a St. Louis
cop, was killed by savage criminal +
SNL op-ed: Author of health care books weighs in on
"Right to Farm" passage, says results show people want government to be
run by corporations X
P-D letter: Nixon should apologize to Officer Wilson
for suggesting "vigorous prosecution" before having the facts
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Thursday, August 21
KMOX: Ferguson after dark: With only 6 arrests,
Capt. Ron Johnson declares it "a very good night"
P-D: Ferguson after dark: Officer hit with
bottle, but uninjured
KWMU: Ferguson after dark: Calmer than the
nights before
KMOX: State taxpayers will likely be asked to foot
part of the bill for Ferguson riot protection
SE
Missourian: Rep. Donna Lichtenegger (R-Jackson) leads collection
drive for Ferguson officers +
The Missouri Times: Ferguson briefs: Holder
visits; GOP divided on voter registration efforts; Nixon
defends McCulloch
KMOX: Ferguson looter: 'I'm proud of us, we
deserve this.'
P-D: In Ferguson, day is different than night
P-D: Ferguson updates: Story links, reporters'
tweets
KWMU: Ferguson updates: Compendium of coverage
P-D: Few details available about Darren Wilson
KWMU: Ferguson protest moves to Clayton to demand
officer be charged
KWMU: Attorney General Eric Holden visits, meets with
Nixon, McCaskill, Blunt, Clay, Cleaver
KWMU: Speaker Tim Jones calls for McCulloch to be
replaced
Columbia Missourian: NAACP to hold Michael Brown rally
tonight; President Mary Ratliff believes Wilson should be
indicted, based on some things she's heard
P-D: Joe Brazil is new St. Charles County GOP chairman
CDT: County GOP chooses new leaders; Caleb
Rowden's dad begins reign X
P-D: More transfer students can go back to Francis
Howell schools
Missourinet: State health department data shows that
most schoolchildren have their proper immunization shots
CDT: University of Missouri Curators extend President
Tim Wolfe's contract to 2018 X
KWMU: Noranda loses bid to obtain lower electrical
charge from Ameren
P-D: Missouri regulators deny Noranda rate request
The Missouri Times: Noranda rate relief complaint
denied
CDT: Don Stamper starts job with Missouri Department
of Economic Development X
P-D: Police investigate 'suspicious' fire at state
probation-parole office in St. Charles
P-D editorial: Eric Holder comes to Ferguson. Change
is coming.
Washington Missourian editorial: Nixon was right to
call in the National Guard
KC Star editorial: Audit indicts the credibility of
Missouri education agency +
Washington Missourian editorial: Private schools save
taxpayers money
Washington Missourian editorial: State crime lab takes
too long to confirm that contraband is indeed an illegal drug
Washington Missourian's Bill Miller: The Blue Book is
back - in printed form
Columbia Missourian's David Rosman: Let's blame both
sides for the Ferguson riots
Priddy: Let's not talk about Ferguson just for the
sake of talking about Ferguson
P-D letter: Bellyaching about law enforcement's
treatment of media underscores Post-Dispatch's self-involved mopeyness
KC Star letter: Former police officer says looting
types are barbaric, uncivilized +
Washington Missourian letter: Michael Brown shooting
was an excuse for young criminals to loot; Media rushes to
judgement with few facts about shooting
Washington Missourian letter: Missouri a testing
ground for gay agenda; Lottery tickets and same-sex intercoursing
are both big problems for America
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Wednesday, August 20
KMOX: Ferguson after dark: 'Time to kill a
cop': Ferguson protesters throw urine, bottles at police
Washington Post: Ferguson after dark: Capt. Ron
Johnson: Mostly peaceful in Ferguson until urine thrown at police
P-D: Ferguson after dark: Outburst interrupts
night of peace; Bottles of urine thrown, protester smashes TV
camera, 47 arrested
SNL's Jonathan Shorman: A calmer night; No
confrontations in Ferguson, as pattern of violence is broken with a
peaceful, pleasant evening (corrected by
reporter at 8 a.m.) X
KSDK: 47 arrested after protests escalate in Ferguson
P-D: Ferguson updates: Story links, reporters'
tweets
TonysKansasCity.com: National updates: Ways to
help Ferguson, officer Darren Wilson's alleged Brown-inflicted
injuries, more
SNL: Online support grows for Officer Darren Wilson X
KWMU: Pandemonium or peace in Ferguson? Depends
on if it's night or day.
KC Star's Abouhalkah: Media now part of the problem in
Ferguson; Compendium of reporters' Twitter caterwauling +
NY Times: MOGOP Executive Director Matt Wills calls
voter registration in Ferguson "disgusting" (link via Kraske on Twitter)
KWMU: Nixon sticking with McCulloch, who has no plans
to step out of Ferguson case
Missourinet: Nixon not calling on McCulloch to step
aside
P-D: Jay Nixon won't remove Robert McCulloch as Brown
case goes to grand jury
Missourinet: McCaskill defends Bob McCulloch, says he
will be fair on Michael Brown case
NY Times via KC Star: Grand jury may hear varying
accounts of Ferguson shooting
Missourinet: Nixon: Civilized Missourians will
not be defeated by bricks, guns, Molotov cocktails
Kraske: BuzzChatter: Black Caucus Chair Tommie
Pierson (D) supports Nixon; Speaker Tim Jones on veto session +
SE
Missourian: SEMO to allow students from Ferguson, Florissant to
seek early refuge in campus housing +
KWMU: Michael Brown rally at Webster University draws
75
SE
Missourian: Rep. Jason Smith touts agricultural industry during
farm tour, says passage of Amendment 1 will help alleviate concerns
about overregulation +
Drebes:
Gregg Keller is working for Tom Schweich
The Missouri Times: Missouri Ethics Commission orders
House Democratic Campaign Committee to pay $10,000 for inaccurate
reporting
SE
Missourian: Defunct Democratic campaign committee fined +
TonysKansasCity.com: Recount in Dem state rep primary
shows Bonnaye Mims stays winning
The Missouri Times: In Dem KC state rep primary,
Bonnaye Mims and India Williams face recount
SE
Missourian: Cape County GOP Central Committee elects officers +
CDT: Boone County lawmakers to hold forum on
transportation funding X
KC Star: State review faults Missouri education
department's handling of CEE-Trust contract +
P-D: Audit says Missouri education department contract
with CEE-Trust failed the independence test
The Missouri Times: Judge ruling against state board
could re-open Normandy transfers
KC Star: Missouri state schools construct new dorms +
P-D: Missouri utilities look to Kansas wind to comply
with carbon proposal
AP: EPA launches probe of Tyson's role in polluting a
Missouri creek
Missourinet: State Historical Society prepares for
Missouri's 200th birthday in 2021
Joplin Globe editorial: Nixon come lately;
Governor's attention should have been on Ferguson all along X
P-D editorial: An old-school idea for Ferguson
protesters: Please lie down; Today's crop of agitators
should be more like the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King
Messenger: The search for an American story in Ferguson
Jensen:
Nixon, others blame law enforcement before facts are revealed;
Regardless of outcome, liberals' solution will involve spending lots
more taxpayer money +
P-D letter: State and federal taxpayers should
subsidize programs to recruit more black officers
P-D letter: Pasadena Hills woman laments area
districts cancelling classes, concedes that once hubbub dies down, not
much will change
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Tuesday, August 19
P-D: Ferguson after dark: 2 shot, 2 fires, 31
arrested: Capt. Ron Johnson: "Our officers came under heavy
fire"
Riverfront Times: Ferguson after dark: Police
under attack: 31 protesters arrested
KWMU: Ferguson after dark: Tear gas flies again
AP: Ferguson after dark: Police under heavy
fire; Crowd shoots at cops, throws bottles and Molotov cocktails
KWMU: Attorney General Eric Holder to visit Ferguson
today
AP:
Unusually swift and aggressive DOJ response to Ferguson seeks truth,
calm
Missourinet: Brown family attorney says there is a
"real possibility" Brown and officer struggled over officer's gun
KC Star: Lt. Gov. Kinder critical of Nixon's actions +
P-D: Ferguson updates: Story links, reporters'
tweets
KWMU: Ferguson updates: Compendium of station's
coverage
Riverfront Times: Ferguson updates: Compendium
of coverage
TonysKansasCity.com: Ferguson updates:
Compendium of national outlets' coverage
SNL: Local NAACP leader says city poised to become
role model on diversity; Cheryl Clay praises police department,
where three African-Americans have successfully joined force of 320 X
JCNT: Lincoln University students gather, march to
Capitol; Area woman says Ferguson protests are peaceful and that
police are inciting riots X
CDT: MU students pose for "Hands Up, Don't Shoot"
photo; Next photo op to take place Thursday at "Welcome Black
Barbecue"
KWMU: With school canceled, parents give children a
life lesson
P-D: Normandy students back in school, some parents on
edge
Missouri Ruralist: EPA administrator visits Missouri,
visits with Missouri DNR, rides tractor
P-D: Ameren: 1,200 megawatts needed to comply
with EPA emissions rules
Drebes:
Rep. Jeremy LaFaver (D-Kansas City) declares his candidacy for House
Dems Caucus Secretary
Drebes:
Administrative Hearing Commission rulings: Robin Wright Jones'
appeal of fine successful, now owes only $230K; Man entitled to
"SEX DOC" license plate
Joplin Globe's Allie Hinga: Sarah Palin to visit
Joplin in September for pregnancy counseling fundraiser X
CDT: Boone County Democrats retain most officers on
central committee X
SE
Missourian: Tea Party group to meet tonight; Speaker
believes feds are monitoring her use of kitchen blender, exhaust fans,
other seemingly-private AC/DC behavior +
Missourinet: Speaker Tim Jones not concerned about
support from members targeted by Rex Sinquefield
Missouri Ruralist: Groups say governor turned his back
on ag; Legislators gear up to override veto
P-D: Ritenour, Pattonville will admit previous
transfers
SE
Missourian: Area mom says cannabis oil for medical use is a good
start toward legalizing marijuana +
Missourinet: Missouri Food Bank Association says food
banks need more food
CDT: Judge rules Bruce Cole committed fraud to obtain
proceeds from Mamtek bonds X
KC Star editorial: Nixon makes right call to quell
unrest in Ferguson +
P-D editorial: Path to long-term peace in Ferguson is
paved with diplomas: A to-do list for Missouri Legislature
JCNT editorial: Offering prizes to voters is a bad
idea; Let's not encourage the uninformed to cast ballots X
CDT's Waters: Missouri test scores: Still
looking for neat answers X
NY Times op-ed: Former state Sen. Jeff Smith (D-St.
Louis City): In Ferguson, black town, white power
P-D op-ed: Regional Anti-Defamation League
(ADL): Changes to Missouri's racial-profiling law will help fix
institutional racism
Helling: A dollar goes farther in Missouri than it
does in Kansas +
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Monday, August 18
Missourinet: "War on Poverty" celebrates
anniversary: Fifty years of food stamps, other taxpayer-funded
programs
KWMU: Rev. Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton lead
electrifying rally for Michael Brown; Brown's father sports "No
Justice, No Peace" t-shirt
Reuters: National Guard called in to Ferguson:
Capt. Ron Johnson: "Molotov cocktails ... shootings, looting,
vandalism"
and premeditated violence
Missourinet: Capt. Ron Johnson: "no alternative
but to elevate the level of our response"
P-D: Nixon calls in National Guard in response to
"deliberate, coordinated and intensifying violent attacks on lives and
property"
KWMU: National Guard called in as "organized, growing
number" of protesters plot and execute violence; KWMU reporter
Stephanie Lecci
recounts being scared, crying
AP: Nixon sends National Guard to Ferguson
Twitter: Rep. Maria Chappelle-Nadal (D): "It is
my belief that Ron Johnson was used as pawn to cover up for Nixon's
failure. Last night might have been a set up. Please tell Obama."
KC Star's Diuguid: Gov. Jay Nixon was right to appoint
African-American to oversee security in Ferguson; Peace has
prevailed +
SNL's Rolllins: Springfield chief keeping an eye on
Ferguson riot behavior; Despite aggressive effort to recruit
minorities, only 2 of 320 officers is black X
P-D: Live Twitter feed of reporter updates, story links
KWMU: Live Twitter feed of reporter updates, story
links
KWMU: Compendium of all Michael Brown stories
TonysKansasCity.com: Compendium of national news
stories plus biggest Ferguson losers: Nixon, convenience stories,
dead-tree media, more
NY Times: Private autopsy shows Michael Brown was shot
at least 6 times; Results contradict witness Dorian Johnson's
account of shooting
KWMU: McCulloch plans to start grand jury proceedings
in Brown case quickly
KWMU: Officials battle over who's in charge;
Koster says McCulloch can't be removed from probe
AP: Area's top black elected Democrats - Clay,
Nasheed, Chappelle-Nadal, Dooley - express doubts about County
Prosecutor Bob McCulloch (D)
KSDK: Protest outside KSDK supports officer
Wilson; News station aired video of Wilson's home, then apologized
Joplin Globe's Susan Redden: Catherine Hanaway signs
up "top grassroots warriors" for gubernatorial campaign X
KWMU: Lobbyists spend less in first half of 2014
than in 2013; Top individual recipients are Schaefer (R), Curls
(D), Silvey (R), Munzlinger (R), Roorda (D)
KC Star: Public Service Commission staff recommends no
ban for Missouri payday lenders accepting utility payments +
KC Star: Missouri's public defense lawyers are
overworked, bar association study finds +
SE
Missourian: MoDOT invites residents to comment on proposed bridge
projects +
SNL: St. Louis lesbian couple speaks at LGBTQIA
meeting; State-school benefits a decades-long quest for Tang X
KC Star: Former coffee shop owner sues KC police after
synthetic marijuana busts; Manufacturers finds workarounds to
deal with Missouri legislators' efforts +
P-D editorial: A 'generational event' demands a
generational change from complacency
KWMU op-ed: Bill Freivogel: A rational look at
why Wilson wasn't arrested, and other popular questions
P-D letter: Rep. Chris Kelly (D-Columbia):
Legislature, not Public Service Commission, should make any decisions
on utility subsidies
JCNT letter: Man still opposes Amendment 7, which was
defeated two weeks ago X
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Sunday, August 17
P-D: Overnight update: Group defies curfew,
fires shots at police car, man critically injured, more
AP: Overnight update: Johnson: "I was
disappointed in the actions of tonight;" Protesters break into
BBQ joint and prowl roof; Shots fired at police car; More
KWMU: Night one of curfew: Shots fired, one in
critical condition
KWMU: Protester hits female reporter in the face,
tries to steal her cell phone
NY Times: Police in Ferguson arrest protesters who
defied curfew; Dem committeewoman @Patricialicious: "I
don't know what the answer is, but there has to be some type of
response"
Fox News: Video: Nixon's curfew press conference
goes off the rails as protesters shout down Missouri's governor
The Missouri Times: Nixon's attempt to hold civilized
press conference turns sour
P-D: Governor declares curfew in hopes of bringing
order to Ferguson streets
P-D: Compendium of Michael Brown coverage
KWMU: Compendium of Michael Brown coverage
KC Star: Violence in Ferguson didn't have to
happen; A look at the factors leading up to Michael Brown's
strong-arm robbery, shooting, looting, and police reaction +
CDT: Ferguson shooting hits close to home for Columbia
resident; In 1985, Kimberly Linzie drove a stolen car through a
police barricade before cops put her down X
P-D: Congress will review program that led to transfer
of military equipment to local police
P-D: Missouri's child care subsidies are going to
illegal day cares; On day of reporter visit, St. Louis City
subsidy-taker says dozen kids are "relatives" who just happen to be
there for "birthday party"
P-D: Normandy again starts school year at center of
turmoil
SNL: Koster won't offer legal opinion on Springfield
Public Schools board terms X
Joplin Globe: A look at how local universities handle
alleged sexual assaults X
SNL: Rep. Kevin Elmer (R-Nixa) optimistic of abortion
waiting-period bill X
P-D: Missouri lags behind in insurance pricing
transparency
JCNT: Ameren: Contaminated water leak contained
on site; Environmental group wants more proof X
SE
Missourian: Transformer explodes at Noranda plant in New Madrid +
KC Star editorial: Lessons from Ferguson:
Diversity matters - Capt. Ron Johnson has restored peace and order. +
SNL editorial: Rights lost in Ferguson riots X
Washington Missourian editorial: To condemn the police
in Ferguson is to ignore their side of the story
CDT op-ed: Westminster prof Tobias Gibson: Why
Amendment 9 matters X
P-D letter: Illinois man says McCulloch's criticism of
Nixon was unfair
KC Star letters: Man is critical of Missouri officials
blaming future deaths on Amendment 7's failure; Woman supports
Nixon's veto of 72-hour abortion waiting period +
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Saturday, August 16
P-D: Release of information changes dynamics in
Ferguson shooting
P-D: Video: Michael Brown commits robbery,
assaults minority business owner
KMOX: Attorneys for Michael Brown's family: Law
enforcement's release of robbery information "devious"
Missourinet: Police chief: Officer might have
realized Michael Brown was robbery suspect
P-D: Looting begins again overnight in Ferguson;
Looters smash car windows, break into market where Michael Brown
committed his crime
KWMU: Updates from overnight actions: Looters
hit store where Michael Brown stole Swisher Sweets; Men with guns
keep looters away from meat market; More
Kraske: Nixon gets low marks for his slow response to
Ferguson +
KMOX: Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal (D-University City)
compares Nixon's Ferguson response to George W. Bush and Hurricane
Katrina
The Missouri Times: Sen. Jamilah Nasheed (D-St. Louis)
praises Nixon, demands McCulloch step aside
AP: County's top elected official wants Koster to
replace McCulloch as lead in Brown case
The Missouri Times: Nasheed gathers regional lawmakers
to discuss Ferguson
P-D: Nixon had leverage in taking Ferguson security
from St. Louis County
The Missouri Times: Q&A with Tom Schweich on law
enforcement perspective
P-D: Celebrity appearance Twitter co-founder
Jack Dorsey
P-D: Celebrity appearance: NFL Hall of Famer
Aenas Williams
P-D: Celebrity appearance: Dick Gregory
P-D: Celebrity appearance: Jesse Jackson
CDT: Group congregates at Speaker's Circle;
"Hands up" symbolic photo-op to take place Sunday, with
volunteering/fundraising for Ferguson planned for some other time X
P-D: Compendium of Michael Brown coverage
KWMU: Compendium of Michael Brown coverage
SE
Missourian: Post office delays draw attention; Blunt sends
letter to postmaster +
CDT: Opponents dominate crowd at hearing on Grain Belt
Express project X
P-D: With violence around the corner, Riverview
Gardens students went to school
P-D: Judge rules in favor of Normandy families who
want to transfer schools
JCNT: Protestors who disrupted Senate businesses in
May charged with misdemeanors X
Drebes:
Help wanted: Missouri Senate seeks someone willing to staff
committees, draft legislation, analyze proposals, deal with legislators
for $47,000
P-D editorial: Answer the 'unheard' with an investment
in their education; Spending more money on Ferguson kids would
make a difference
P-D's Gilbert Bailon: Post-Dispatch editor
congratulations Post-Dispatch staff for reporting news, touts high
traffic numbers
KC Star's Steve Paul: Editorial page editor recognizes
efforts of all journalists, including Post-Dispatch's David Carson, for
putting themselves in the line of fire +
CDT letter: Wealthy men and women, like Rex
Sinquefield, have too much influence X
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Friday, August 15
KWMU:
Nixon puts Missouri Highway Patrol - fronted by Capt. Ronald S. Johnson
- in charge of Ferguson
Missourinet:
Nixon puts North County native Ronald Johnson in charge of civilizing
Ferguson
P-D:
Vowing 'different tone,' Nixon announces state takeover of Ferguson
security
Vox:
St. Louis County Prosector Bob McCulloch (D) says Nixon's actions
"illegal, disgraceful"
NY
Times: For Missouri governor, test at an uneasy time
Washington
Examiner's Rebecca Berg: Long-held tensions with black voters
come to a boil for Gov. Jay Nixon
CDT:
Nixon under fire early for perceived inaction; Sen. Kurt Schaefer
(R-Columbia) tweets: "Hey governor, you spent 6 million on a
plane, use the damn thing to get to Ferguson now" X
AP:
Turmoil, tear gas give way to hope in Ferguson
AP:
Timeline overview: Shooting, looting, mob/police tactics, fallout
P-D:
Briefs: Wash U. student visits Ferguson, receives "Knockout Game"
punch; KMBC cameraman punched repeatedly; Black Panthers
direct traffic; More
TonysKansasCity.com:
Video: Walking the gauntlet of angry protesters in Kansas City
P-D:
Lacy Clay calls killing of Michael Brown "a murder"
P-D:
Compendium of Michael Brown coverage
KWMU:
Compendium of Michael Brown coverage
TonysKansasCity.com:
Compendium of national news coverage of fed reaction
TonysKansasCity.com:
Compendium of national news coverage of Nixon's actions
SNL:
Springfield's Ferguson protest draws mostly MSU students, some homeless
and olds
SE
Missourian: Commerce officials make stop in Cape +
KTVO:
Blunt listens to community concerns, takes aim at EPA
Sedalia
Democrat: At State Fair, Blunt and Hartzler discuss opposition to
EPA water rule
Sedalia
Democrat: Nixon nixes his appearance; Blunt, Schweich,
Jones attend ham breakfast
KRCG:
Ham Breakfast survives without governor's presence
Brownfield
Ag News: State Sen. Mike Parson (R-Bolivar) proud to have State
Fair in his district
Missourinet:
House Speaker Tim Jones discusses possible veto overrides on budget
items, tax policy bills
Drebes: Longtime
lobbyist Terry Schlemeier is retiring
Drebes:
Update from Brian Nieves: Outgoing state senator says he's set to
"unapologetically make TONS of money"
The
Missouri Times: At PSC hearing, Grain Belt hearings set, no
discussion of electric rate adjustment case
Joplin
Globe: State to audit city of Joplin X
P-D:
Fox School District to get state audit
P-D
editorial: In Ferguson, a new sheriff in town. About time.
KC
Star editorial: Command change in Ferguson comes none too soon.
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SE Missourian
editorial: Lessons from Ferguson; Cape police should look
at crime-ridden pocket and try to build relations +
Washington
Post's Jonathan Capehart: McCaskill shows leadership in
Ferguson; MSNBC contributor felt "paralyzed" until he saw photo
of senator hugging young man
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Thursday, August 14
P-D: Another night of unrest in Ferguson; Thrown
bottle prompts police to fire smoke bombs at crowd
P-D: Compendium of paper's Ferguson coverage
KWMU: Compendium of station's Ferguson coverage
TonysKansasCity.com: Compendium of national outlets'
Ferguson coverage
AP: Protests turn violent in Ferguson; Crowd
throws Molotov cocktails, law enforcement responds with tear gas and
smoke bombs
Missourinet: Amid criticism, Nixon skips State Fair
today; Chappelle-Nadal: Gov "doesn't care about black
people or the black community unless it's politically expedient"
Twitter: Gov. Jay Nixon weighs in
Twitter: Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal (D-University
City) responds to Nixon: "F@CK you, Governor. I'm calling your
bullsh!t!"
Missourinet: County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch
(D): Grand jury will decide whether to file charges in Michael
Brown death
McClellan: All shootings should spark outrage;
If Michael Brown had been shot hours later by another young black man,
there would have been no looting or violence
AP: Man who pointed gun at police faces felony assault
charge
AP: Ferguson-Florissant school district delays start
of classes due to area violence
AP: Two out-of-town reporters arrested at Ferguson
McDonald's
TonysKansasCity.com: Outrage over two out-of-town
reporters getting arrested - meanwhile, everyone gets their news from
social media anyway
SE
Missourian: Blunt touts river's future, expounds on 'executive
overreach' +
WGEM: Blunt tours Hannibal's wastewater treatment
plant, talks EPA standards
CDT: Blunt touts congressional lawsuits as way to
reign in executive power X
Dexter
Daily Statesman: Postal concerns about for some Dexter
neighborhoods; City adminstrator asks residents to contact
McCaskill, Blunt
P-D: Report from Michigan consulting company says
Missouri businesses have a low tax burden
St. Joseph News-Press (which forbids any level of free
access) via P-D website: Missouri gets grant to help with AP exams
P-D: Former Fox superintendent says she welcomes state
audit
CDT: Trial for Shelter Insurance claims over Mamtek
bonds postponed X
KSMU: City Utilities dedicates largest solar farm in
Missouri
SNL: Springfield city councilman: City shouldn't
be a leader on LGBTQIA
(lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender/queer/intersex/asexual)
nondiscrimination bill X
P-D: St. Louis-based company that places computer
programmers hires Robin Carnahan as "strategic advisor"
P-D editorial: Rev. Al Sharpton is right: St.
Louis has issues
Washington Missourian editorial: Ferguson
demonstrators should have waited for more facts; Michael Brown
incident a good excuse for some to engage in violence, looting
SE
Missourian letter: Semo Port Executive Director Dan Overbey
thanks McCaskill, Blunt for their interest +
JCNT letter: Jefferson City man applauds
anti-Amendment 3 (teacher tenure) editorial X
JCNT letter: Further debate over Amendment 7, defeated
9 days ago X
JCNT letter: Farmed deer should be classified as
livestock X
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Wednesday, August 13
KSDK: Nixon speaks on Ferguson looting, unrest:
"feels like an old wound that has been torn open afresh"
P-D: Nine charged with looting-related felonies:
Mugshots of alleged thieves who broke into Princess Beauty Supply, Foot
Locker, Nu Fashion Beauty Supply
KTVI: FBI alert says New Black Panther Party is
advocating violence against police
AP: Pack of males in black sedan perform drive-by,
shoot woman in the head
Missourinet: Al Sharpton arrives, leads rally
P-D: Al Sharpton brings his brand of activist to area
P-D: 1 a.m. update: Man pulls handgun on police,
gets shot
KWMU: Live updates via Twitter feeds of reporters,
activists
P-D: Thread for all Ferguson stories
KMOX: Owner of gun shop says sales have
quadrupled; Metro Shooting's Steven King says blacks, whites,
Asians picking up handguns, shotguns, AR-15s for self-defense
TonysKansasCity: Preview of tomorrow's KC rally/vigil,
plus highlights of national news coverage
TonysKansasCity: KC gets million-dollar grant for
low-income kids; Steve Paul named new editorial page editor for
KC Star; More
JCNT: Blunt promotes "Enforce the Law" Act;
Comments from Missouri Chamber's Dan Mehan X
SE
Missourian: Blunt to visit Semo Port today +
The Missouri Times: Amendment 3 preview:
"Education reform advocates" versus "public education establishment"
SE
Missourian: Amendment 3 preview: Measure pushes teacher
tenure into the spotlight +
KSGF's Nick Reed: Audio: Rep. Eric Burlison
(R-Springfield) on Ferguson riots, outlook for veto session override,
spectrum of GOP conservatives to moderates, more
Hannibal Courier-Post: Uncertainty over veto session
having local impact
AP: Libraries feeling pinch of state budget fight
CDT: MU Health Care to close Missouri Rehabilitation
Center in Mount Vernon; Officials say uncertainty over state
funding was one factor X
KOLR: Missouri Rehabilitation Center in Mt. Vernon
closing
KTTS: Springfield Public Schools board urges lawmakers
to sustain Nixon's veto of tax cuts
SNL's Claudette Riley: Springfield school board passes
resolution requesting lawmakers not override Nixon's veto X
SNL's Rance Burger: Nixon: State will give
nearly $1 million for Christian County preschool X
KWMU: Statewide MAP test scores down in English, math
and science, up in social studies
Missourinet: Education officials to state board:
drop in student assessment scores not cause for concern
P-D: Fox School Board seeks state audit
P-D: Missouri sees biggest drop in Medicaid enrollment
compared to other states
The Missouri Times: Senate committee meets in St.
Louis, small business owners ask for help with Department of Revenue
Drebes:
Andy Zellers, formerly at Public Service Commission, has joined
Brightergy as General Counsel and VP for Regulatory Affairs
The Missouri Times: Missouri Wonk's Brian Schmidt
releases study, says prescription-only laws cost consumers
Missourinet: Comment time running out on deer farming
regs
The Missouri Times: Missouri Farmers Care hosts food
drive at state fair
P-D: More odor lawsuits filed against Bridgeton
landfill owner
P-D editorial: Nixon must let Ferguson be where better
begins
Columbia Missourian's David Rosman: A majority of
Missourians support gay marriage; Those who don't should "grow up"
KC Star letter: American Legislative Exchange Council
(ALEC) is the modern-day Ku Klux Klan +
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Tuesday, August 12
KWMU: Live, ongoing updates on Ferguson (mobile
version)
KWMU: Live, ongoing updates on Ferguson
(laptop/desktop version)
P-D: Ongoing updates: Monday's tear gas and
rubber bullets, Galleria disturbance, more
P-D: Thread for all Ferguson stories
P-D: Police use tear gas to control crowd; Black
union carpenter laments "disturbed group of young people ... about 95
percent of these people don't even vote"
KWMU: Interactive map: Road closures, protests,
violent protests, looting, more
P-D: Looting spreads to South St. Louis as mob of 30
to 40 invade shoe store; Pack of thieves also attempts to break
into Radio Shack in same plaza
LA Times: Ferguson, Mo: A witness to the
face-off in the darkness
St. Louis Business Journal: Compendium of national
news coverage of Ferguson riots
The Missouri Times: Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal
(D-University City) attends rally, holds large photo of Nixon's
head: "Your governor doesn't care about you - where is he?"
Missourinet: Vigil's calls for peace lead to looting
(w/video of QuikTrip ransacking); Nixon calls for investigation
KC Star: McCaskill D.C. staff pens statement for media
pickup on Ferguson issue +
KC Star: Blunt D.C. staff pens statement for media
pickup on Ferguson issue +
KWMU: Schools cope with Ferguson violence;
Hazelwood supe Grayling Tobias says uncivilized behavior cast a
negative light on North County "for all the country to see"
AP: City of Ferguson profile: Suburban
municipality has been ravaged by white flight to St. Charles;
City is now 70% black, with 25% of all current residents below poverty
level
KTVI: Violence at Galleria mall prompts police presence
Yesterday: TonysKansasCity.com notes social media
planning of Galleria riot
TonysKansasCity.com: Compendium of most important
Ferguson stories
TonysKansasCity.com: Intention of KC councilman's
"Hurt People!!! Hurt People!!! #StLouisRiots" post unclear
TonysKansasCity.com: TKC responds to allegations that
linking to news stories about uncivilized behavior is racist
Joplin Globe: Rehab center Mount Vernon to close in
fall; VA lease for on-site clinic also set to expire X
SNL: Hundreds could lose jobs when Mount Vernon rehab
closes X
Drebes: Speaker John Boehner coming to Missouri next
month for Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer
KWMU: Diehl leads $800,000 blitz for Missouri House GOP
Drebes:
A lower-profile Rex Sinquefield group - Aaron Willard's Grow Missouri -
did very well last Tuesday
Priddy: Club for Growth is a bludgeon - but campaign
finance changes won't happen, anyway
KCUR: Kraske talks to Rep. Dave Schatz (R-Sullivan)
about Amendment 7's loss, future prospects for funding
The Missouri Times: Rep. Jeff Roorda (D-Barnhart)
debuts first TV ad in state Senate race vs. Rep. Paul Wieland
(R-Imperial)
The Missouri Times: Missouri Right to Life highlights
primary victories
The Missouri Times: Lobbyist profile: Brent
Hemphill & Associates' Kristian Starner is "petite, clever and
always helpful"
The Missouri Times: Sen. Will Kraus (R-Lee's Summit)
to hold committee meeting on DOR in St. Louis today
P-D editorial: Get it right about the terrible wrong
in Ferguson
Joplin Globe editorial: Keep money out: Rex
Sinquefield's targets were all re-elected, but Missouri needs campaign
contribution limits anyway X
JCNT editorial: Voters are disenchanted, apathy is
widespread, disengaging from the process won't help the situation, etc. X
P-D letter: Mayor Francis Slay needs to apologize to
animals for supporting Amendment 1
P-D letter: Webster Groves woman "deeply disappointed"
with Missouri voters over Amendment 1
SNL letter: Amendment 1 fallout: Pierce City
woman anticipates knowing, from her future gravesite, the moment
National Guard will deliver water to Missouri residents X
KC Star letter: Kansas woman unhappy with Koster and
Missouri voters over Amendment 1; Blue Springs man unhappy with
Missouri voters over Amendment 8 +
P-D letter: Missouri should keep welcoming visitors by
forgoing toll roads
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Monday, August 11
P-D: Violence breaks out near site of vigil for teen
killed by police; Pre-looting comments from state Sens. Jamilah
Nasheed, Maria Chappelle-Nadal
KWMU: Sen. Jamilah Nasheed (D-St. Louis):
"Self-destructive behavior is a major setback for progress"
SNL's Jonathan Shorman: Reporter, granted access by
Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal to her protected account, publishes
screenshot of her message: "When shall I start going off on Gov.
Nixon? Absent A$$!" X
AP: Al Sharpton making his way to Ferguson this week
KMOV: 'Anonymous' prepared to launch cyber-attacks
against Ferguson police department
KMOV: Video: Mob surrounds police car in Ferguson
KMOX: Rioting, looting intensify in Ferguson
P-D: Gallery: Action shots of thieves looting
QuikTrip, Dobbs, other businesses
P-D: Video: Looters steal from area businesses
TonysKansasCity.com: Sympathy protests planned for
Kansas City, with goal of keeping crowd "peaceful"
SE
Missourian: Missouri Association for Social Welfare plans to open
chapter in Cape Girardeau, invites public to first meeting Thursday +
SE
Missourian: Vets greet VA law with enthusiasm +
AP: Missouri led nation in Medicaid roll
reductions; Missouri's program switched to new computer system,
also experienced delays in verifying referrals
KC Star: Blunt to focus on Obama in nine-stop swing
this week +
Kraske: BuzzChatter: Nixon on Amendment 7
defeat; John Britton on lobbyist lessons; Rep. Paul
Fitzwater (R) on Sinquefield money +
AP: Analysis: Statewide voting patterns on
Amendment 1, Amendment 5
Rosenbaum: Scoreboard: How did
Sinquefield-backed candidates fare?
Missourinet: Sinquefield's targets - Messenger,
Rowland - comment on their victories, call for finance reform
SNL: Kansas tax experiment marches on as Missouri
watches X
P-D: Missouri teachers to be evaluated on their
students' achievements
P-D: School districts adapt to teen sleep patterns
P-D: Students turn to crowdfunding to pay tuition
Missourinet: State agriculture officials want parts of
omnibus bills saved
P-D editorial: Michael Brown case deserves a federal
investigation
Columbia Missourian op-ed: Show-Me Institute's Joseph
Miller: MoDOT vastly overstates its need for funding
P-D letter: "Right to Farm" will hurt farmers;
Defeated transportation sales tax was bad, too
JCNT letter: Jefferson City woman shares "one last
comment" on last Tuesday's Amendment 1 X
JCNT letter: On Amendment 1, critters and cat ladies X
JCNT letter: Missourians do, indeed, care about roads
- MoDOT just needs a better story that includes accountability X
P-D letter: Missouri Republicans should raise fuel
tax, raise cigarette tax, and accept federal Medicaid money
P-D letter: St. Charles man says being a Democrat
makes him feel discouraged
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Sunday, August 10
P-D: Proposed amendments to Missouri Constitution are
proliferating
KWMU: Transportation tax may have been doomed by being
placed on August ballot
KWMU: Nixon refutes argument that transportation tax
failed because of his decision
JCNT: A look at why transportation sales tax failed X
JCNT: Rejection of transportation sales tax affects
cities, counties X
JCNT: MoDOT: Funding shortfall will mean
system-maintenance problems; Nixon "hasn't offered any
suggestions, so far" X
The Missouri Times: Victorious GOP primary candidate
receives flack for photo; Shane Roden posed with "known aviation
enthusiast" Sam Graves
Drebes:
John Britton wisdom: Excerpt from "What it Takes to Be a Lobbyist"
P-D: Ameren still interested in nuclear, despite
natural gas's ascendance
P-D: Missouri appeals court upholds local primary seat
belt law
Joplin Globe: Bar report injects new standards into
public defender debate X
The Missouri Times: Sen. Scott Rupp (R-Lake Saint
Louis) sends letter to FCC on broadband access
CDT: Missouri Supreme Court ruling hailed for ending
court bias against victims of sex crimes X
CDT: Missouri Department of Conservation changes some
deer hunting regulations X
CDT: Gaza conflict brings public responses;
Occupy CoMo, Peaceworks, others protest X
Missourinet: It's a nice summer for ticks;
Missouri health officials encourage protection against bloodsucking
parasites
P-D: Angry crowd takes to streets after Ferguson
police shoot 18-year-old male; Sen. Jamilah Nasheed (D-St. Louis)
calls for federal investigation
AP: Missouri crowd after shooting: "Kill the
police"
Washington Missourian editorial: Amendment 7
postmortem: Missouri is a failure in transportation due to lack
of leadership
SNL editorial: Voter turnout is pathetic X
JCNT editorial: November ballot issue on teacher
tenure undermines local control X
SNL's Deirdre Shesgreen: Billy Long's bill a symptom,
symbol of gridlock X
CDT's Waters: Analyzing Missouri's geopolitical
regions; Once-red Greene County now "infected" with Columbia-nik
liberalism X
Priddy: The four: Rex Sinquefield tried to buy
seats in House
SNL letter: Rep. Kevin Austin (R-Springfield) should
have known the cost of tax cuts X
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Saturday, August 9
ABC 17 (Jefferson City): State Fair moves forward
following last year's rodeo clown "controversy"
P-D: State Fair enters 113th year
KCUR public radio via Kansas Health Institute's "editorially
independent reporting program": Rejection of Medicaid expansion
costing Missouri, Kansas hospitals billions
Kraske: Liberals are unhappy with Chris Koster over
support for farmers and guns, feign 2016 non-support +
TonysKansasCity: Primary Week Power Rankings:
Freedom, Inc. flexes muscle; Show-Me Institute analysis wins
out; Jeff Roe's "Remington Research" polling sect is perfect
Helling: Tea Party, mainstream Republicans look for
common ground; Ryan Johnson of "Missouri Alliance for Freedom" on
GOP's approach, Dana Loesch on "pansies"
CDT's Ashley Jost's "Learning Curve" column:
University of Missouri's post-election analysis; UMKC's
make-believe "rankings"; More X
CDT: University of Missouri plans second "Show Me
Value Tour;" First one saw state-school leader Tim Wolfe spend
$18,000 on chartered flights X
P-D: Missouri has no answers on lower student scores
KC Star: KC Star series prompts discussion for
Missouri lawmakers on prohibiting probation for killers +
P-D: Plans not complete for delayed barrier between
burning and radioactive Bridgeton landfills
JCNT editorial: Another controversial ballot issue
emerges: Let's spend three months hearing Sinquefield Inc. and
unions argue over teacher tenure X
P-D editorial: It's time to go big: A road map
to rebuilding Missouri through higher taxes
CDT op-ed: Show-Me Institute's Joseph Miller:
MoDOT should drop scare tactics and get on with the business of finding
reasonable, workable solutions X
P-D letter: Legislators should be wary of billionaire
Rex Sinquefield, who lost every GOP primary challenge this week
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Friday, August 8
P-D: Luetkemeyer lauds progress on Operation Choke
Point; McCaskill targets National Guard sponsorship of NASCAR
KFVS: Postal workers say mail was intentionally
misdirected in protest of efficiency efforts; Worker, union
leader meet with Blunt and Smith offices to seek action
JCNT: Fed report: Consumer spending sees modest
increase in Missouri X
The Missouri Times: HRCC Summer Caucus meets in Kansas
City; Veto session among top topics
KWMU: Monthly food/ticket/trinket-disclosure
story: Missouri lobbyists support Missouri BBQ shops, Mizzou
athletics, Branson entertainment industry
TonysKansasCity.com: Top reasons why Claire McCaskill
might run for governor
P-D: Former state Rep. and County GOP chairman Jon
Bennett loses his committee seat to Ron Paul supporter
CDT: Yet-to-be-counted ballots unlikely to change
Amendment 1 outcome X
P-D: Animal-rights activists unhappy Slay supported
"Right to Farm"; Rainford says yelps from Amendment 1 critics "a
little irritating"
Shelly: Emanuel Cleaver (D), Chris Koster (D), Jason
Kander (D), Mayor Francis Slay (D) were pandering with "Right to Farm"
support; HSUS' Wayne Pacelle blames Dems
P-D: Man who lost GOP state rep primary unhappy with
winning candidate's lit; Shane Roden will taken on Rep. Michael
Frame (D-Eureka)
AP:
Missouri gay marriage case moved to federal court; Koster says he
personally supports gay marriage, but will defend Missouri law
CDT: Judge rules in favor of virtual-school teachers X
Missourinet: After Worthington execution, Melinda
Griffin's parents tell her 'it's over'; Victim's family thanks
Nixon, Koster, DOC's George Lombardi for supporting the law of the land
AP: Missouri Supreme Court swaps out condemned
murderers for September execution
KWMU: Missouri to receive close to $700,000 as part of
nationwide kidney drug settlement
P-D: Woman who blamed her appendix cancer on Coldwater
Creek pollution dies
JCNT editorial: Election postmortem: MoDOT
haunted by its own broken promises; Lawmakers prefer referendums
over making tough choices; Voter turnout is dismal X
P-D editorial: Rural child care costs too much,
delivers too little
KC Star editorial: Kansas City schools must continue
to improve academically +
CDT's Waters: For fixing roads, fuel tax a good place
to start - maybe combined with a small sales tax increase, too X
P-D's Chuck Raasch: 41 years ago, a guy born in
Missouri was involved in Watergate
KWMU's Margie Freivogel: Close vote on "so-called
Right to Farm," despite supporters' spending advantage, shows Missouri
voters are smarter than consultants think
Columbia Missourian's George Kennedy: "Right to Farm"
passed because people were fooled; on other amendments, those
same voters were smart
KC Star letter: Kansas man cancels insurance policy
with company that supports ALEC, believes such actions will slow down
legislative juggernaut +
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Thursday, August 7
KWMU: EPA official talks carbon emissions with St.
Louis business leaders
Washington Post: National Guard dumps Dale Earnhardt,
Jr.; McCaskill says data is clear - No recruits coming from
NASCAR events
Drebes:
Dem-aligned groups dumped $700,000 into failed early-voting
petition-gathering; Contributors included SEIUs, Teamsters, AFT,
NEA, CWA, UAW, more
The Missouri Times: Missouri Early Voter Fund fails to
gather enough signatures
KWMU: PROMO launches
Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer/Intersex/Asexual-marriage website
The Missouri Times: Missouri set for debate on teacher
tenure
SE
Missourian: Proposed teacher evaluation system draws opponents +
P-D: Maps: How each amendment fared in each
Missouri county
KWMU: Audio, text: Mannies, Marshall Griffin,
UMSL's Dave Robertson discuss results of Amendments 1, 5 and 7
Missourinet: "Right to Farm" could face recount
AP:
Right-to-farm opponents weigh recount; HSUS' Joe Maxwell says
closing early gap, then losing, is encouraging
KWMU: Slay's team explains principled support for
Amendment 1; Rainford says mayor consistently transcends party
lines, urban-rural divide
AP: Transportation leaders say Amendment 7's loss will
lead to deaths
Columbia Missourian: MoDOT officials: Other
highway funding options back on table
P-D: Tax defeat leaves future Missouri road funding in
slow lane
CDT: Transportation funding needs remain, advocates
say after Amendment 7 defeat X
KWMU: Back to the drawing board for Missouri's
transportation leaders
AP: FBI director: Electronic privacy good for
Missouri
KWMU: Preview: 24th Senate District: Jill
Schupp (D) vs. Jay Ashcroft (R)
AP: Kansas City schools get accreditation;
Superintendent Stephen Green: "Today we shed the shackle of
unaccreditation"
KC Star: Kansas City school district gains provisional
accreditation +
P-D: State school board grants provisional
accreditation to Kansas City schools
KWMU: Normandy families blocked from student transfers
argue their case in court
P-D: Once again, a judge holds the fate of hundreds of
student transfers
The Missouri Times: Jetton releases second edition of
book
SNL editorial: Tax breaks cost too much X
P-D editorial: St. Charles County points the way to
ethics reform in Missouri
National Review op-ed: AEI's Caroline Kitchens:
McCaskill & Co. are well-intentioned with rape "statistics," but
are silencing the mothers of the falsely accused
SNL's Jonathan Shorman: Billy Long wins, but results
point to unhappy Republicans X
P-D letter: Woman who attended pro-Palestine rally
says Post-Dispatch story was biased in favor of Israel
KC Star letter: Man who chooses to live in Shawnee, KS
says Missouri legislators cater to "Southern, white, conservative,
Republican males", pontificates on "oligarchies" and "kakotopia" +
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Wednesday, August 6
Secretary of State Jason Kander's Election Results page
Missourinet: Broad overview: Amendment outcomes
P-D: Broad overview: Amendment outcomes
Missourinet: Narrow "Right to Farm" victory triggers
recount
Columbia Missourian: Missouri Farmers Care's Dan
Kleinsorge thanks farmers for their hard work; Opposition's
Rhonda Perry says that in her mind, "No" campaign's loss was actually a
symbolic victory
AP: Gun-rights amendment approved
Missourinet: Transportation tax increase crushed
KWMU: Well-funded transportation tax loses big at the
polls
P-D: Transportation tax proposal soundly defeated
Kraske: BuzzChatter: No consensus on how to fund
roads +
AP: After tax defeat, what next for Missouri roads?
AP: Missouri voters reject lottery to help veterans
AP: Congressional delegation learns November
opponents' names
AP: 30-year-old defense contractor to fill GOP ballot
slot versus Lacy Clay
AP: Arthur Lieber to appear on ballot versus Ann Wagner
AP: Courtney Denton to carry Dem banner through
November against Luetkemeyer
SNL: Billy Long turns away primary challenger, takes
61% X
AP: GOP regains veto-proof majority in Missouri House
Kirksville Daily Express: Nate Walker "grateful" and
"humbled" by victory in state rep race
SNL: Rep. Jeff Messenger wins Republican primary
against upstart challenger X
Branson Tri-Lakes News: Rep. Lyle Rowland
(R-Cedarcreek) keeps seat in House
JCNT: In GOP state rep primary, Tom Hurst defeats
Bruce Sassman X
KWMU: Onder completes comeback with landslide victory
for Senate seat; incumbents fare well in other races
P-D: Local legislative race roundup: Winners
include Onder, Ashcroft, Dogan, Bahr, Joe Adams, Joshua Peters
SE
Missourian: Holly Rehder retains District 148 seat; Tila
Rowland-Hubrecht wins 151st +
CDT: Chuck Basye takes Republican nomination in 47th
District X
AP: Rote "5 Things" meme: Answers to yesterday's
questions
Missourinet: Early voting initiative petition falls
short of needed signatures for November ballot
P-D: Missouri voters to consider teacher tenure,
evaluations in November
KWMU: Constitutional amendment on teacher evaluation
approved for November ballot
SNL: With November ballot initiative, teacher pay
could be dependent upon student performance X
Missourinet: No delays as Missouri executes Michael
Shane Worthington
Missourinet: Gov. Jay Nixon (D): "There is no
question about the brutality of this crime - or doubt of Michael
Worthington's guilt"
Missourinet: AG Chris Koster (D): "Tonight,
Michael Worthington paid the price for his callous brutality"
Missourinet: Investigators: 'No doubt' executed
murderer Michael Worthington was guilty
AP: Rapist-murderer Michael Worthington executed
Missourinet: Family of Melinda Griffin speaks after
confessed killer's execution
P-D: State school board adjusts Normandy's
accreditation
KC Star: Transfer law confusion keeps KC families on
hold as school year approaches +
KC Star: Longtime lobbyist John Britton dies +
P-D: Lobbyist John Britton dies after a half-century
as one of the most powerful people in Missouri
KWMU: John Britton: Super-lobbyist convinced
generations of legislators to see things his way
P-D editorial: Split the utility baby in
Noranda-Ameren dispute
CDT's Waters: John Wright's campaign finance dreams
are admirable - too bad "he can't even get his Democrat friends to sign
his little pledge" X
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Tuesday, August
5 SOS Election
Results Page
Joplin Globe: Overview: Long, Hartzler
re-elections X
AP: Congressional delegation's primary opponents fail
to raise money
P-D: New study shows state-by-state effect of
Import-Export Bank
AP: McCaskill, Blunt back World War I coin
CDT: Party committee filings might point to future
success of GOP X
AP: Rote "5 things" meme: Election Day edition
Joplin Globe: Hypothesis: If people are
interested in ballot issues, then voter turnout will increase X
The Missouri Times: Both sides fighting to the bitter
end on Amendment 1
AP: Road taxes are rising, even in tax-averse states
KWMU: Missouri income shoots up in July, but not
enough to protect budget
SNL: Council: Do not override Nixon's veto of
tax breaks X
SNL: Photo gallery: Nixon at Greene County
Public Safety Center X
KWMU: Normandy schools collaborative holds pep rally,
orientation promising a brand-new start
AP: Missouri, Texas successfully carrying out
executions using sedative; Pentobarbital's effectiveness raises
questions about why it has not been more widely adopted
P-D: Parents of murdered Lake Saint Louis woman near
end of 19-year wait for killer's execution; Mindy Griffin was
raped and strangled to death by Michael Worthington
Missourinet: Rapist-murderer Michael Worthington says
he's ready to die tonight
AP: Ameren finds elevated levels of radioactive
materials near Callaway plant
P-D: Bridgeton landfill odor settlement is approved
AP: Media company Gannett to split newspapers off from
broadcast, digital businesses
P-D editorial: Missouri's experience shows flaws in
Paul Ryan's poverty plan
KC Star's Steve Paul: Death penalty is wrong, and
Missouri should be ashamed +
P-D op-ed: Missouri Charter Public School
Association's Douglas Thaman: Charter school students deserve
equity in public funding
CDT letter: Young Palestinian is pleased with Hartzler
for answering petition; McCaskill and Blunt form letters leave
man feeling bereft X
KC Star letter: UMKC should be ashamed of "top
ranking" flim-flam +
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Monday, August 4
Rosenbaum: Lessons learned in Missouri's relatively
tranquil primary season
Kraske: Six things to watch for Tuesday night +
NY Times: Missouri weighs "Right to Farm"
Washington Missourian: Several local farmers backing
Amendment 1
Drebes: Third-party spending on primary races
Priddy: Four state rep primary results will tell us if
the entire state of Missouri believes in Abraham Lincoln or Rex
Sinquefield
AP: Through tomorrow's special elections for Missouri
House seats, Republicans seek veto edge
SE
Missourian: Overview: Dems Gary Gaines, Blake Hopper seek
to fill November ballot slot against Rep. Kathy Swan (R-Cape Girardeau) +
TonysKansasCity: Area union rage as firefighters
support some Republicans
P-D: 2nd Senate District GOP primary candidates create
confusion over judge endorsement; Onder never actually endorsed,
while Schneider's support wasn't intended to be public
Joplin Globe's Susan Redden: Briefs: Area
legislators receive high marks from Missouri Chamber; Area Dems
offer free rides to the old and the carless X
Fulton Sun: Local officials share concerns over
legislative actions during Nixon's visit; Rep. Jeanie Riddle
(R-Mokane) calls gov's tour "a political stunt"
Missourinet: McCaskill, Blunt support veterans bill
P-D: Rival rallies on Israel and Gaza draw 600 to
Clayton; "St. Louis Palestine Solidarity Committee" marches to
Blunt's office, which is closed on the Sabbath
Missourinet: USDA says Missouri farmers' markets
flourishing
Fulton Sun: Missouri Conservation Commission asks for
public feedback on proposed regulations to captive-deer industry
P-D: State government preparing for winter's road salt
price hike
SNL: Activists continue push against City Utilities on
coal ash landfill X
Kirksville Daily Express endorsements: No endorsement
in Nate Walker - John Bailey GOP primary; No on Amendments 1 and
5; Yes on Amendments 7, 8, and 9
KC Star's Maria Williams: Community colleges are
making credits count; University of Missouri has agreements with
16 schools +
P-D letter: Preserve tax credits for low-income
working families
P-D letter: Children's Education Alliance of Missouri
(CEAM): Have state auditor check Normandy, Riverview Gardens
school districts
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Sunday, August 3
KWMU: House Republicans pass border, immigration
package - but victory may be symbolic; Comments from Ann Wagner,
Hartzler, Long, Luetkemeyer
AP: Missouri among five states not using federal water
money; MO DNR says some projects listed as fundable are not ready
for construction
P-D: Ameren criticizes EPA carbon rule
P-D: Carbon captured from power plants potential key
to future oil production; Comments from Peabody Energy, Arch Coal
Daily
Dunklin Democrat: Kennett lawsuit against EPA moving slowly
Neosho Daily New: Man who finished last in 2012 2nd
Congressional Dem primary now appearing on GOP primary ballot versus
Billy Long
JCNT: No statewide turnout prediction issued;
Kander's office releases prediction from all 116 individual election
officials X
CDT: County Clerk Wendy Noren (D) not making a turnout
prediction X
P-D: Did you know? Missouri ballot will include
not only candidates, but constitutional amendments, too
Columbia Missourian: Update: Columbia Missourian
fixes error (sans "Correction" note or acknowledgement), notes that
Koster is running for governor
JCNT: Chart: How Amendment 7 would affect local
sales taxes X
Drebes: 8-day reports for key GOP primaries - plus,
Drebes picks the winner: Nate Walker vs. John Bailey, Jeff
Messenger vs. Loren Hunt, Mike Moon vs. Julie Ruzicka, more
CDT: Overview: Chuck Basye vs. Betsy Phillips in
GOP primary for Wright's seat X
KWMU: International caviar underground faces off
against game wardens in the Ozarks; Comments from Missouri
Department of Conservation's Rob Farr
AP: Supreme Court silent over execution drug secrecy
P-D endorsement recap: Vote no, no, no, no and no
Washington Missourian endorsements: No on Amendments 1
("Right to Farm") and 5 (guns); Yes on Amendments 7
(transportation tax), 8 (veterans' lottery ticket) and 9 (privacy
rights/data)
CDT repeat endorsement: Yes on Amendment 7 X
Washington Missourian editorial: Missouri Court of
Appeals punts on Ameren coal ash case
KC Star's Steve Rose: Prediction: Amendment 7
will be defeated +
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Missourian letter: Wisconsin think tank responds to editorial on
sales tax holiday, says tax-free weekends are insignificant and poorly
targeted +
Washington Missourian letter: If you're receiving
conflicting opinions on Amendment 1, play it safe and vote "No"
Washington Missourian letter: Amendment 1 supporter
seeks to refute critics' misinformation about foreign ownership of
Missouri land
Washington Missourian letter: No on Amendment 7;
If St. Louis and KC residents want streetcars and biking/hiking trails,
they can pay for them themselves
Washington Missourian letter: Sen. Rob Schaaf (R-St.
Joseph) and ACLU's Jeffrey Mittman: Yes on Amendment 9
KC Star letter: Missouri's condemned killers should be
executed in a timely manner +
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Saturday, August 2
NY Times: Congress off for the exits, but few
cheer; McCaskill says she's among select group of Dems who don't
mind taking tough votes
P-D: McCaskill introduces bill to toughen auto safety
penalties
The Missouri Times: St. Louis to house refugee children
AP: St. Louis offers temporary help for child migrants
P-D: St. Louis region seeks federal grant to offer
temporary shelter to undocumented children
P-D: Health services program for St. Louis' low-income
residents receives $30M in taxpayer dollars; CEO says funding is
"a bridge" until Legislature expands Medicaid
CDT: Overview: Vicky Hartzler's re-election X
Kraske: Decisions, derision and dollars;
Pressure is on for Nixon to help Dems this year +
KWMU: Secretary of State Jason Kander (D) joins
Attorney General Chris Koster (D) in supporting "Right to Farm"
CDT: Shoemyer, Missouri Farm Bureau's Dan Cassidy
debate Amendment 1; Former state senator dislikes villainous "son
of a gun sitting out on a yacht in the middle of the ocean" X
SNL: Police officers remove Amendment 1 opponent from
Ozark Empire Fair for trespassing X
P-D: Supporters, opponents of 'Right to Farm'
referendum have raised more than $1.5M
Columbia Missourian: Koster supports Amendment 5, will
"likely run against (Kurt) Schaefer in the 2016 election for attorney
general [sic]"
KWMU: High volume of olds, other absentee voters flock
to St. Louis County Election Board office
Drebes:
In Dems' House 112 primary, firefighters reject one of their own -
Larry Steinkamp - for Robert Butler
KC Star: Curators will commission an independent
review of UMKC business school rankings +
KWMU: Bridgeton landfill owner to pay more than $4.6
million to neighboring landowners
KC Star: Former Jackson County car dealer gets 15-year
prison penalty in identify theft case; Koster says scam
underscores need for consumers to check their credit scores +
CDT: American Bar Association says public defenders
have excessive caseloads X
KC Star: Scrutiny flares as next Missouri execution
looms +
CDT endorsement: No on Amendment 5 X
P-D editorial: St. Louis region welcomes child
immigrants
Joplin Globe op-ed: Rep. Paul Curtman (R): Yes
on Amendment 9 X
SNL letter: Dogs offer unconditional love, and Big Ag
should get over itself; Vote no on Amendment 1 X
Columbia Missourian letter: Self-described "small farmer"
opposes Amendment 1
KC Star letter: Man who chooses to live to Ottawa, KS
calls legislators "knotheads and fools," urges vote against Amendment 7 +
JCNT letter: Dem opponent of Sen. Mike Kehoe
(R-Jefferson City) supports fuel tax over Amendment 7 X
JCNT letter: Ameren vs. Noranda: Private-sector
businesses are under attack from government X
P-D letter: Every liberal politician who supports
handouts should be forced to spend a week with the lazies in
once-civilized Baden
SNL letter: Voting decisions are difficult - it seems
as if opposing campaigns explain the exact same amendment in a way that
is biased toward their point of view X
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Friday, August 1
P-D's Chuck Raasch: Congress returns home to the
divided states of America; Obama-Blunt rhetoric underscores chasm
P-D: House decision to sue Obama split down partisan
lines
Joplin Globe: Denied request for National Guard visit
draws attention from Fox News host X
KWMU: St. Louis region could offer refuge to young
migrants; Comments from Mayor Francis Slay, Rep. Lacy Clay (D)
P-D: Migrant youths enter St. Louis region
P-D: As part of Obamacare expansion, three health
centers in Missouri given $749,999 of federal taxpayer money
Missourinet: McCaskill, others file campus sexual
assault bill
AP: Voter turnout predicted at 27 percent
AP: Backers of early voting may have failed to gather
enough signatures; Jeff Roe calls shortfall "a stunning example
of Democrat incompetence"
KWMU: St. Louis County could determine outcome of
"Right to Farm"
Columbia Missourian: Missouri Rural Crisis Center
hosts three farmers who oppose Amendment 1
AP: Former state Rep. Tom Loehner (R) says he came up
with the idea of "Right to Farm" years ago, whilst riding tractor
KC Star: Nixon meets with editorial board, discusses
problems with transportation tax, dealing with complaints from
anti-death penalty crowd, more +
Kraske: BuzzChatter: Nixon says he'll be active,
will help Dem state legislative candidates this cycle +
P-D: Overview: 2nd Senate GOP primary:
Chuck Gatschenberger vs. Bob Onder vs. Vicki Schneider
P-D: Primary opponent of Rep. Kurt Bahr (R-O'Fallon)
gets support from labor union group
Drebes: Linda Rallo calls into NPR show, says moderate
Republicans like her face primary threats from radicals
CDT: Rep. John Wright (R-Rocheport) holds town hall to
discuss lobbyist gifts, ethics law changes X
CDT: Rep. Caleb Jones (R-Columbia) repays $658 of
meals and lobbyist gifts X
KC Star: KC Council votes to ban 'open carry' of
firearms +
AP: Kansas City moves to ban open carry of firearms
P-D: Some Normandy parents drop from lawsuit against
school districts
KC Star: Gov. Nixon calls for inquiry into UMKC
business school rankings; State school allegedly purchased one
top honor, and submitted false data on Princeton Review application +
AP: Missouri's top banking regulator is
retiring; Rich Weaver started in the Finance Division's mailroom
in 1985
KWMU: EPA concludes Bridgeton baseball fields pose no
radiation health risk
P-D: EPA tests of Bridgeton baseball fields shows no
radiation concern
Missourinet: School supplies sales tax holiday starts
P-D: A sales tax holiday? No thanks! Some
would rather pay tax than deal with throngs of proletariat
penny-pinchers
AP:
Schweich: At least $12,000 in funds missing in Clark County
Joplin Globe endorsement: No on Amendment 5 X
P-D editorial: McCaskill, others craft serious
bipartisan effort to address campus sexual assaults
KC Star editorial: ALEC meeting in Dallas provides a
preview for next legislative session +
Columbia Missourian op-ed: HSUS' Joe Maxwell:
Vote no on Amendment 1 to stand up against New Yorkers and foreign
corporations
Missouri Ruralist's Mindy Ward: Keep Missouri farming,
for food's sake
High Plains Journal's Doug Rich: Vote yes on Amendment
1
Columbia Missourian op-ed: Boone County Prosecutor
Daniel Knight: Amendment 5 could lead to very dangerous
consequences
Shelly: Amendment 7 is study in bad behavior +
SNL op-ed: Brad Pitt's brother: Vote no on
Amendment 7 X
KC Star's Mary Sanchez: Loose gun laws arm bad guys as
well as good guys +
Priddy: The "thousand-watt lifers": Reflections
on the decline of local radio and news reporting
KC Star letter: Obama's KC visit was a complete waste
of everyone's time +
Washington Missourian letter: Ballot is full of
proposed amendments because the Legislature didn't do its job
Washington Missourian letter: Vote no on Amendment 1
and crack down on factory farms and puppy mills
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Missourian letter: Vote no on Amendment 1 because it's frivolous +
Columbia Missourian letter: Vote no on Amendment
1; Jefferson City woman discovers that "right to farm" rhymes
with "right to harm"
Washington Missourian letter: Vote no on Amendment
7; Legislature shouldn't have passed tax cuts, either
Washington Missourian letter: Vote no on Amendment
7; Sales tax is better for swim pools than roads
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Missourian letter: Vote no on Amendment 7; Sales tax is
regressive +
Washington Missourian letter: "Right to Work" already
exists in Missouri
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